English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Tweazle Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warbleton

Historical Forms

  • terr. de Twisell
  • pons de Twysle 1288 Ass
  • Twizzle Farm 1840 TA

Etymology

Tweazle Wood (6″) is terr. de Twisell n.d. Bay , pons de Twysle 1288Ass , Twizzle Farm 1840TA . v. twisla . Two small streams join in the wood.